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JENSEN RYAN T. LIMEd tech Uniting

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Why are teachers reluctant with the use of technology inside the classroom?

The importance of education in the future of our country cannot be over-emphasized. It was

Jose Rizal who said that the youth are the fair hope of our fatherland. And the molding of ouryouth into excellent and productive future citizens and leaders of our country lies mainly in the

hands of our teachers with whom children spend most of their growing up and learning years.

Unfortunately, most teachers, especially in the public school system which has a limited

budget and yet where most Filipinos undergo their education, take on this crucial role with scant

resources. They have to tap their own ingenuity and resourcefulness to fully deliver on the

challenge before them. However, with the advent of the era of Information and Communications

Technology or ICT, teachers can now make use of ICT to expand and enhance their teaching

capability and methodology. The children learn better and faster and become adept at using ICT

tools themselves.

Microsoft Philippines has long been a partner of the educational community in promoting the

use of technology in the education sector. It organized the Partners in Learning (PiL) program in

2003. The aim of PiL was to empower teachers and students to achieve their fullest potential by

providing greater access to the latest computer technologies, comprehensive ICT skills

development and locally-tailored training for teachers on ICT integration into curriculum and

learning.

Worldwide, Microsoft has committed more than US$250 million in cash grants over 5 years togovernment agencies, businesses and schools. In the Philippines, in 2004 alone Microsoft

invested US$2.5 million or P125 million in the program, a testament to its long-term

commitment to assist local schools, teachers and partners. Through the PiL program, an ICT-

enabled infrastructure has already trained more than 3,000 public high schools nationwide. PiL

has also forged an online network of over 4,000 teachers nationwide.

The real impact of PiL is better felt when seen in the context of the neighborhood school,

especially in the provinces. In Cebu, the Punta Engao High School and the Science and

Technology High Schols are reaping the benefits of being PiL partners schools.

Punta Engao High School

Punta Engao High School (PEHS) is located in the last barangay on the northern part of

Lapu-Lapu City and has 7 classrooms, 6 teachers and 356 students. Using a computer laboratory

with 20 computer units and one server donated by the LGU (Lapu-Lapu City Government),

PEHS implement integrates ICT in the teaching-learning process through the PiL program

which it only began implementing in school year 2005-2006.

Science and Technology High School

At the Science and Technology High School, a 138-student school in Basak, Lapu-Lapu,

ICT is not confined to computer lessons but is integrated in the curriculum to improve

understanding, retention, and motivation in different subject areas.

"Using technology in education not only lets the students learn the concepts fast and easy

but also allows them to have a better understanding of why they are studying those concepts and


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what they can do with it," said Donald Dungog, STEC-ICT Coordinator / Teacher - I, Science and

Technology Education Center, Science and Technology High School.

"Genuine understanding comes from real and hands-on approach. The students have the

chance to see where their knowledge leads them and have a full grasp why they needed to hone

those skills to their benefit. With the help of technology, our learners are intrinsically motivated.

They are the ones who want to study more because there is so much to learn," shares Dungog.

"Technology brings new information, new challenges, and new ways to learn. With technology,

new generalizations and outcomes have been demonstrated and performed by our students with

more resources and more content,"

For the school's instructors, they are more excited each day because of non-routinary tasks

they undertake to prepare and perform with the students. With fast, easy, efficient and more

accurate information readily available on the Internet, teaching instructions are centered on

students, teaching them how and what to learn so that they themselves teach each other.

According to Dungog, the school has experienced a paradigm shift - from being locally-informed to being globally competitive. "We are not only limited to the resources, norms and

standards we gathered on our own, but also, with the PiL program we have compared ourselves

to the global standards where our resources are boundless and our dreams are unto our reach."

Concludes the teacher: "I think they are very fortunate to have these kinds of programs in

their time. I wish I had these opportunities during my high school days. But, I have no regrets

because I see my students having these same dreams. We teachers never cease to be amazed by

the output of our students. Their ideas now are far beyond our expectations. If students are

upgraded that way, so should we, their teachers."

Ms. Marivic Abcede of the Department of Education presented these highlights of theintegration of ICT in the Philippines' educational system.

Policies On The Use Of ICT In Education:

The Philippines Department of Education (DepEd) has policies on the use of ICT. These are:

1. Technology must be studied first as a separate subject, then applied in other learning areas

as a tool for learning how to learn.2. The application of computer skills to the other learning areas is a curriculum policy that

stems from the principle that teaching-learning must not be textbook-driven, and educational

processes should take advantage of technological developments, including the application of

ICT in teaching and learning, where appropriate.

3. An education modernization program will equip schools with facilities, equipment,

materials and skills and introduce new learning and delivery systems necessary to capitalize

on recent technological developments.

Financial Resources

Since 1996, an annual appropriation has been provided for the procurement of computer

hardware, software and courseware for teacher-training. In calendar year 2002, this allocation

amounted to P 155 millions (US$ 3.1 million).

The bulk of investment requirements for implementing ICT in education comes from

government funding. However, the DepEd involves other government agencies, local


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governments and the private sector to finance various components of building up a program in

ICT in education.

To fast-track the connectivity of schools, DepEd is undertaking Project LINK, which will

upgrade computer resources in schools to allow access to the Internet and give training to

teachers on the use of the Internet for research and distance learning. The government will

finance a large part of the cost for this project. The costs of connectivity will carried out by the

local businesses and the operation and maintenance costs shouldered by city and municipalitygovernments.

Factors affecting the reluctance of the use of Technology in the Philippine Classroom

Setting

1. Lack of Facilities

- One of the greatest challenges in ICT use in education is balancing educational

goals with economic realities. ICTs in education programs require large capital

investments and developing countries need to be prudent in making decisions

about what models of ICT use will be introduced and to be conscious of

maintaining economies of scale. Ultimately it is an issue of whether the value

added of ICT use offsets the cost, relative to the cost of alternatives. Put another

way, is ICT-based learning the most effective strategy for achieving the desired

educational goals, and if so what is the modality and scale of implementation

that can be supported given existing financial, human and other resources?

2. Lack of Trainings

- Making computer labs available in Philippine schools is not enough. It is

important for teachers to understand the precise role of ICT so that they can

effectively cope with innovations in teaching students. Teachers are less likely to

integrate technology into their instruction unless they accept the notion of the

requirement of technology use in their classroom environment. The central

questions with regard to technology acceptance are how individuals perceive

technology and which factors contribute to the lack of utilization (Kiraz &

Ozdemir, 2006). The lack of both technical and pedagogical knowledge and skills

of the teacher to use available ICTs in the classroom becomes the major

constraint.

3. Role of Leadership

- One of the most fundamental problems in educational reform is that educators

do not have a clear and coherent sense of the reasons for change, what it is and

how to proceed. In order to accomplish lasting reform, we need leaders who can

create a fundamental transformation in the learning cultures of school (Fullan,

2002). In other words, working on changing the mindsets and perceptions of the

end-users who are really the teachers, to make them more open to change, is asimportant as the technology itself. Often, the teachers who resist change are not

rejecting the need for change but are resisting entering into something that they

do not have the necessary knowledge and skills for (Choy, Suan & Chee, 2012).


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4. Time

- The time excuse seems to rear its ugly head more than any other reasoning to

not move forward with technology integration. The fear of not being able to meet

national and state standards as well as mandates leaves no time in the minds of

many educators to either work technology into lessons, the will to do so nor the

desire to learn how to. Current reform efforts placing an obscene emphasis onstandardized tests are expounding the situation. This is extremely unfortunate

as integrating technology effectively does not take as much time as people think.

Educators would be well served to spend a little time investigating how

technology can be leveraged to engage learners. Once they do, their fears will

subside as it will become apparent that standards and mandates can still be met

while making learning more relevant, meaningful and engaging for students.

4. Cost

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With budget cuts across the country putting a strain on the financial resourcesof districts and schools, decision-makers have become fearful of allocating funds

to purchase and maintain current infrastructure. This is unfortunate as there

are many creative ways to cut costs as well as free resources that can be used

with existing infrastructures. Schools can utilize cost-effective lease purchase

programs for computers, investigate the implementation of a Bring Your Own

Technology (BYOT) program, or promote the use of a plethora of free Web 2.0

tools. After all, where there is a will, there is a way. Cost can be prohibitive at

times, but there are ways to overcome this and move forward.

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Assessment

- Many teachers and administrators alike often fear how students can be

appropriately assessed in technology-rich learning environments. This fear has

been established as a result of a reliance on transitional methods of assessment

as the only valid means to measure learning. Projects involving the use of

technology that unleash creativity, promote critical thought, have students solve

problems and enhance communication/collaboration can easy be assessed with

teacher-developed rubrics. There are also many software and web-based

computer programs aligned to standards that have assessments embedded intothem while offering real-time results and feedback.

6. Control

- For technology to be not only integrated effectively but also embraced, a culture

needs to be established where teachers and administrators are no longer fearful

of giving up a certain amount of control to students. The issue of giving up

control seems to always raise fear even amongst many of the best teachers as

schools have been rooted in structures to maintain it at all costs. Schools and

classrooms do not and will not spiral out of control when we allow teachers theflexibility to take calculated risks to innovate with technology or permit students

to learn using social media or their own devices. To truly create an innovative

culture of learning, we must not fear failure either. When we give up control a

certain level of failure will follow --- however, it is from failure that we learn best

and become better.


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Conclusion

ICTs can be used to improve the quality of learning. They can promote learner motivation,

mastery of basic concepts, and the development of higher order thinking and lifelong learning

skills. However, ICT is complex and confusing, and it deeply encroaches on the processes of

education. Lack of vision, lack of consensus and lack of policy on how to integrate ICT in

education consistently, are not very helpful either (Westera, 2005). ICTs, cannot by themselves

resolve educational problems in the developing world, as such problems are rooted in wellentrenched issues of poverty, social inequality, and uneven development. What ICTs as

educational tools can do, if they are used prudently, is enable developing countries to expand

access to and raise the quality of education. Prudence requires careful consideration of the

interacting issues that underpin ICT use in the school, policy and politics, infrastructure

development, human capacity, language and content, culture, equity, cost, and not least,

curriculum and pedagogy (Tinio, 2002 ). Motivation, innovation and sustainability of ICT

development programs depend on the kind of leadership that exists. Educational leaders are

effective when they are able to influence members of the organization to believe what they

believe. Resistance is often encountered when change is introduced. Yet, it takes a good leader toplan, persuade and perform actions that will allow the different functions to collaborate, share

resources and work together to achieve a common goal. Technological leadership is a crucial

component in order to develop and implement ICT curriculum standards. Teachers attitude,

skills and acceptability of utilizing ICT in the classroom pose as an apparent obstruction,

however, the support coming from school principals and administrators and the government to

innovate, monitor and sustain good practices is a major contributor to the success of

implementing these standards.

Developing ICT curriculum standards for K-12 schools in the Philippines seems to be a

long decision process, yet the urgency to do it should be realized now as technology is becoming

more and more crucial in the lives of Filipinos as they follow the path of economic growth and

strengthening of a nation. The researcher believes that the first step is to accept the need to

formulate these standards, know and prepare for the challenges ahead, have the will to pursue it

by utilizing whatever resources are available, and be able to carry on the appropriateness,

effectiveness and sustainability of ICT integration in schools, keeping in mind that its success

lies in the hands of Filipino educators who are committed to make their education system work

in the midst of many barriers to learning.

2. How do teachers maximize the use of technology/gadgets in their spare time?

Introduction

The 1987 Philippine Constitution clearly states that Science and Technology (S &T) are

essential for national development and progress. The State shall give priority to research and

development, invention, innovation, and their utilization; and to S & T education, training, and

services. It shall support indigenous, appropriate, and self-reliant, scientific and technological

capabilities, and their application to the countrys productive systems and national life (Section

10 of Article IV). Moreover, Section 17 of Article XIV from the 1987 Philippine Constitution

mandates the State to give priority to education, S&T, Arts, Culture and Sports with the goals of

fostering patriotism and nationalism, accelerating social progress, and promoting total human

liberation and development (de Leon, 2002).

In realizing the aforementioned statutes and national policies, the Philippine Department

of Education (DepEd) stresses that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) must be

an integral part of all learning areas, both hardware and software. Hence, according to the


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education department of the country, e-learning and the use and application of ICT must be

employed in all subjects because this is now the most viable intervention in educational reform.

Framework

I use gadgets to deliver the lessons in my class, I usually dont bring a lot of stuff in the

classroom to make every little time comfortable for me and students. Here are some gadgets or

teaching tools I use to maximize the use of technology in the classroom.A. Hardware Requirements

A Tablet- with this gadget teachers can take notes prior to class so they can be prepared

on any lessons. This would also minimize the books for a teacher to bring. Also, when

teachers want to hold outdoor classes they dont have to bring their teaching equipment

along. Tablet can be not iPad, but should be a good tablet to use as an ebook reader. A 7

inches tablet is already ideal for a great discussion.

A Laptop - as we can see in many web pictures and now available in most computer

laboratories, most students use laptops in classes instead of normal paper or notebooknowadays. So a teacher can use a laptop (which might be a replacement for a tablet) for

lessons and notes. You can bring your spreadsheet instead of bringing classcard, if you

have internet connectivity, you can place your files in cloud for easy access anywhere.

Mobile Internet and a Mobile PhoneInternet is a great source of information, this could

give you a link to most resources available online, even from a single dictionary to an

expanded idea.

An optional Projector - a USB powered is an ideal one, there are some new projector or

DLP available in the market which is usb powered like Epson EMP-1715. The reason why

I call it optional, because you dont need to use Projector always during class, you can still

use the traditional method or even allow your student to bring tablet (hehehe) for a

different learning experience with Internet connectivity.

B. Software Requirements

Office Application Software This includes a word processor, spreadsheets and a

presentation. Yes! I am taking about Microsoft Office since it is the most popular format

available.

PDF Readere-book are now available, you can put your ebook in your tablet or laptop for

easy access.

Browsers, Cloud and Online Drive Instead of putting your files locally, why dont you

uploaded it online for easy access. Also browsers are needed for you to access cloud online.

A Projector- a USB powered is an ideal one, there are some new projector or DLP

available in the market which is usb powered like Epson EMP-1715.

Common actions of teachers during spare time with their gadgets

Teachers in training can now keep abreast of the latest in digital technology and educate

themselves in effectively integrating the use of high-technology gadgets in their teaching.

1. Visiting Text Messages in Cellular phones teachers usually look into their cellphones

once in a while to know if someone sent a message important, or not.

2. Playing APK games in Smart Phones- APK (application package files) are a compressed

single-file package of an Android app. The APK must be executed once (by tapping on the

file) for the application to be installed and able to run on the Android device.


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3. if there is an available Open Wifi, teachers tend to connect for freeSometimes, they visit

facebook and upload images to instagram. But few are familiar with tweeter. Or they use the

internet to update the applications in their android/ios phones.


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4. Checking of Division Wiki Website - Wiki is an online technology that allows to create a

collective information website on the internet. Designing is fast and simple. The content can be

written and edited by everyone. Every user has the ability to edit and enhance the existing

content. Memos are one of the sought after part of being a teacher, because many teachers would

want to attend seminars outside the school in order for them to freshen up and avoid the

monotonous teaching in the classroom.

5. Research using the internet- On the Internet, on the other hand, "anything goes." Anyone canput anything they want on a Web site, there is no review or screening process, and there are no

agreed-upon standard ways of identifying subjects and creating cross-references. This is both the

glory and the weakness of the Net - it's either freedom or chaos, depending on your point of view,

and it means that you have to pay close attention when doing research on-line. There are a great

many solid academic resources available on the Net, including hundreds of on-line journals and

sites set up by universities and scholarly or scientific organizations.

6. Internet-Based Tools that support Instruction - This item is designed to be downloaded by

professional development personnel for use in training of paraprofessional staff. Materials maybe used as is or customized.A closely related term,e-learning, refers to the use of modern

technology, such as computers, digital technology, networked digital devices and associated

software and courseware with learning scenarios, worksheets and interactive exercises that

facilitate learning.

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earliermusic formats provide the convenience and control that MP3 players deliver. With anMP3 player in hand or pocket, a consumer can create personalized music lists and carrythousands of songs wherever they go.

Conclusion

OUR world today is changing fast due to the introduction and upgrading of technology.Most people say technology has brought positive results because of the improving social well-being in our societies. However, there are people who are skeptical about the positive changesthat technology has brought about. Technology has enhanced modern life in many ways two ofthem being communication and transportation.

Before the advent of the telegram and telephone, moving information from one place toanother for long distances was quite challenging and unmanageable.

If we look at it today, information can be conveyed from one end to another swiftly withinan instant. The global news networks have helped people all over the world through informingthem.

For instance, news can be presented on what is happening on the other side of the worldinstantly, weather forecast and natural disasters are foretold before they occur.

Transportation means have improved significantly. Goods and people can be transportedfrom one destination to another reliably and efficiently resulting in building up of the economyand social well-being of a country.

Technology has cut distance between people and brought the world together making ourlives quite easy and convenient.

Education systems have improved quite well although some developing countries have

obstacles on upgrading their technology because of other matters. It is now easier to do academicresearch or work because of the internet, television or using other specific types of advancedmachinery.

As one Roman Catholic priest put it: "The information and knowledge of the Bible hastaught quite a lot of people since the creation of Facebook and Twitter."

Most things are now being done through the internet; that is shopping, school work,banking and work assignments. Because people do not move their bodies due to technology, it isliterally killing our social behavior.

Some people have become overly dependent on technology as a result making them lazyand ignorant of other aspects of life. Technology has simplified our lives but we should use itwisely knowing what can occur in the future as a result of its use.

Has technology simplified our lives or it has destroyed it? It's now up to you to decide. ButI urge you to think twice before you use it.

3. Educational Media Center illustration)

The Educational Media Center (EMC) provides visual and audio media such as videos and

CDs for teachers to use in their instructional program. The EMC accommodates teachers with

many other services and equipment which includes cut shapes, laminating, and chart making

machines. Use of these materials is an integral part of classroom instruction and provides the

students with many enriching experiences not available when teaching is limited to textbook

only.
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